Total & land area: Bolivia vs Mozambique size comparison

Bolivia is 1.37 times bigger by total area compared to Mozambique: 424,164 sq mi vs 309,496 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Bolivia is 418,264 sq mi vs 303,623 sq mi for Mozambique — a 1.38 times difference in territory size.

Bolivia ranks 27/197 by total surface area vs 35/197 for Mozambique.
Bolivia occupies 0.73% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.53% for Mozambique.
35.8% of Bolivia's area is agricultural land vs 52.8% in Mozambique.
Bolivia has 0.81% of the world's agricultural land area — Mozambique has 0.87%.
46.3% of Bolivia is covered by forests, compared to 45.8% in Mozambique.
1.24% of the world's forests are in Bolivia, and 0.89% are in Mozambique.

True size map comparison: Bolivia vs Mozambique

See how Bolivia and Mozambique compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Bolivia	Mozambique
Total area	424,164 sq mi	309,496 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1.37	1
Total area rank	27/197	35/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.22%	0.16%
Land area	418,264 sq mi	303,623 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1.38	1
Land area rank	27/197	34/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.73%	0.53%
Population	12,413,315	34,631,766
Population density	30.5 ppl/mi²	120.7 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Bolivia	Mozambique
Forest area	193,848 sq mi	139,099 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	46.3%	45.8%
Forest area rank	14/196	18/196
World's forests share	1.24%	0.89%
Agricultural land area	149,867 sq mi	160,280 sq mi
Agricultural land share	35.8%	52.8%
Agricultural land area rank	31/194	23/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.81%	0.87%
Arable land	21,477 sq mi	21,815 sq mi
Arable land share	5.13%	7.18%
Arable land area rank	46/191	43/191
Permanent cropland	976 sq mi	1,539 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.23%	0.51%
Permanent cropland area rank	76/192	59/192
Water area	5,900 sq mi	5,873 sq mi
Water as share of total area	1.39%	1.9%
Water area rank	31/197	32/197
Roads length	n/a	19,314 mi
Land borders length	4,506 mi	2,972 mi
Coastline length	0 mi	1,535 mi
Share of marine protected waters	n/a	2.2%

Bolivia vs Mozambique size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The map above outlines the borders of Bolivia and Mozambique but is not accurate for size comparison because it's a 2d map with Mercator projection that distorts territories near the poles. The farther a country is from the equator, the more magnified it appears. More about country size projections.